The 2023 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol (officially the Campeonato Carioca Betnacional 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 120th edition of the top division of football in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The competition was organized by FERJ. It began on 12 January 2023 and ended on 9 April 2023. Defending champions Fluminense successfully defended their title after winning 4–3 on aggregate against Flamengo.
Participating teams
Club Home City Manager 2022 Result Angra dos Reis Júnior Lopes and Caio Couto Rio de Janeiro (Bangu) Felipe Saquarema Leandrão Rio de Janeiro (Engenho de Dentro) Luís Castro Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) Vítor Pereira Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) Fernando Diniz Rio de Janeiro (Madureira) Felipe Arantes and Denis Alves Nova Iguaçu Carlos Vitor Rio de Janeiro (Governador Island) Felipe Surian Resende Sandro Sargentim Rio de Janeiro (Vasco da Gama) Maurício Barbieri Volta Redonda Rogério Corrêa
Format In the main competition, the twelve clubs played each other in a single round-robin. This round-robin was the Taça Guanabara. The bottom team was relegated to the 2023 Série A2. While the top four clubs qualified for the final stage, the next four clubs (5th to 8th places) qualified for the Taça Rio. In the Taça Rio, the 5th-placed club faced the 8th-placed club, and the 6th-placed will face the 7th-placed. In the final stage, the winners of the Taça Guanabara faced the 4th-placed club, while the runners-up faced the 3rd-placed club. In both of these four-team brackets (the Taça Rio and the final stage), the semi-finals and finals were played over two legs, without the use of the away goals rule. In the semi-finals of both the Taça Rio and the final stage, the higher placed teams on the Taça Guanabara table advanced in case of an aggregate tie. In the finals of both brackets, there was no such advantage; in case of an aggregate tie, a penalty shoot-out would have taken place.
The top four teams of the Campeonato Carioca and the winner of the Taça Rio qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil. Since Fluminense also qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil via winning the 2023 Copa Libertadores, and Botafogo and Flamengo qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil via the 2023 Brasileirão, their Campeonato Carioca berths went to the next best team. The top two teams of the Campeonato Carioca that were not already playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for the 2024 Série D.
Taça Guanabara <onlyinclude>
Taça Rio
Final stage
Semi-finals Group A
Group B
Finals
GK1 SantosDF2 Guillermo VarelaDF15 Fabrício BrunoDF23 David Luiz (c)DF4 Léo Pereira DF6 Ayrton Lucas MF8 Thiago Maia MF20 Gerson MF42 Matheus França FW11 Everton FW9 Pedro Substitutes:GK25 Matheus CunhaDF3 Rodrigo CaioDF16 Filipe Luís DF43 WesleyMF7 Éverton Ribeiro MF29 Victor HugoMF32 Arturo Vidal MF40 Matheus Gonçalves MF48 Igor JesusFW10 Gabriel Barbosa FW31 MarinhoFW46 MateusãoCoach: Vítor Pereira GK1 FábioDF2 Samuel Xavier DF33 Nino (c)DF44 David Braz DF5 AlexsanderMF7 André MF8 Martinelli MF10 Ganso FW21 Jhon AriasFW11 Keno FW14 Germán CanoSubstitutes:GK22 Pedro Rangel GK98 Vitor EudesDF4 Vitor Mendes DF12 MarceloDF23 Guga MF19 Alexandre JesusMF20 Gabriel Pirani MF30 Felipe Melo MF37 GiovanniMF45 Lima FW9 John KennedyFW18 AlanCoach: Fernando Diniz Assistant referees: Luiz Claudio Regazone Michael Correia Fourth official: Maurício Machado Coelho Júnior Fifth official: Diego Luiz Couto Barcelos Video assistant referee: Carlos Eduardo Nunes Braga Assistant video assistant referees: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda Carlos Henrique Cardoso de Souza
GK1 FábioDF23 GugaDF33 Nino (c)DF30 Felipe Melo DF12 Marcelo MF7 André MF5 Alexsander MF10 Ganso FW21 Jhon AriasFW11 Keno FW14 Germán CanoSubstitutes:GK22 Pedro RangelGK98 Vitor EudesDF4 Vitor Mendes DF13 Felipe AndradeDF26 ManoelDF44 David Braz MF19 Alexandre JesusMF20 Gabriel Pirani MF37 GiovanniMF45 Lima FW9 John KennedyFW18 AlanCoach: Eduardo Barros (assistant) GK1 SantosDF2 Guillermo VarelaDF15 Fabrício Bruno DF23 David LuizDF4 Léo Pereira DF6 Ayrton LucasMF8 Thiago Maia MF20 Gerson FW10 Gabriel Barbosa (c) FW9 PedroFW11 Everton Substitutes:GK25 Matheus CunhaDF3 Rodrigo CaioDF16 Filipe Luís DF30 PabloDF43 WesleyMF7 Éverton Ribeiro MF29 Victor Hugo MF40 Matheus Gonçalves MF42 Matheus França MF48 Igor JesusFW27 Bruno HenriqueFW31 MarinhoCoach: Vítor Pereira Assistant referees: Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Corrêa Thiago Henrique Neto Corrêa Farinha Fourth official: João Batista de Arruda Fifth official: Daniel de Oliveira Alves Pereira Video assistant referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá Assistant video assistant referees: Philip Georg Bennett Diogo Carvalho Silva
Torneio Independência The Torneio Independência was contested by all the teams participating in the Campeonato Carioca except the "Big Four" of Rio de Janeiro (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama). Their standings were based in the results of the Taça Guanabara excluding all the matches played against the Big Four. <onlyinclude>
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Germán CanoFluminense162 LelêVolta Redonda133 PedroFlamengo94 Gabriel PecVasco da Gama6 Pablo ThomazAudax Rio Pedro RaulVasco da Gama7 Gabriel BarbosaFlamengo58 Luís FelipeBangu4 PedrinhoVolta Redonda
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